Alert after explosion at gas base

The emergency services were called to the St Fergus terminal

An explosion at a gas terminal has sparked a major emergency services operation.

Fire, police and ambulance crews were called to the St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire at about 1400 BST.

A spokesman for terminal operator Total later said it had been a "minor" explosion in a laboratory which had been contained.

Three people working nearby did not require hospital treatment.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been informed.